In Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson emphasizes the importance of perseverance and helping others through his own experience in educating the children, more specifically girls, residing in Pakistan. When Mortenson's goals of scaling the second highest peak in the world, the K2, failed, he lost his sense of direction. On his intense expedition down the mountain, Mortenson found himself wandering through a rural and hidden town named Korphe. There he discovered that the few male children who attended "school" sat outside in the brisk cold, and carved letters with branches in the mud. The villagers couldn't afford a full-time teacher, let alone a building. However, these people didn't hesitate to give Mortenson, someone at the time no more to them than a stranger, their best blankets, and precious sugar. Moved by their kindness, this was the tipping point when Mortenson lost interest in his own climbing goals and shifted his focus entirely on improving the lives of the people of Pakistan. He promised to build them a school on …show more content…
This includes but is not limited to when he first returned to Korphe but discovered that he needs to build a bridge in order to transport the materials for constructing his first school. He recognized the fact that he didn't have enough rupees to construct the bridge. After the financial setback of an extra flight, and a segment of depression, Mortenson was awakened by a phone call from one of his fellow mountain climbers. He then resumed to contact individuals, expand his finances, and eventually returned to Korphe and constructed his first school. His perseverance also shines through when he comes into conflict with a man who he was certain he could trust. Mortenson was proven wrong when his materials vanished. Nonetheless, he was able to expeditiously recover by salvaging what was left and raising more money